Djokovic to overlook Madrid Open together with Nadal

Apr 30, 2023 at 12:18 AM
Djokovic to overlook Madrid Open together with Nadal
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic looks up during the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 1, 2023. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will miss the Madrid Open, apparently due to a fitness issue, the Spanish event said on April 22,.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic seems up in the course of the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 1, 2023. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will miss the Madrid Open, apparently because of a health situation, the Spanish occasion stated on April 22,.
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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will miss the Madrid Open, apparently because of a health situation, the Spanish occasion stated on April 22.

The Madrid Open stated on Twitter: “Wishing you a speedy recovery, we hope to see you back on court as soon as possible, Nole.”

While no particular motive was given for Djokovic’s withdrawal, he did talk about points along with his elbow lately, principally downplaying the extent of the issue.

Rafael Nadal, who shares the file of twenty-two Grand Slam titles with Djokovic, stated this week that he would miss the Madrid event because of a nagging hip harm that has sidelined him because the Australian Open in January.

The subsequent main is the French Open beginning on May 28.

The 35-year-old Djokovic has had back-to-back early exits from tournaments. He misplaced within the spherical of 16 at Monte Carlo to Lorenzo Musetti. Then, on Friday, Dusan Lajovic beat Djokovic within the quarterfinals of the Srpska Open, dealing him his first loss to a Serb countryman in 11 years.

The Madrid Open begins on April 24. Djokovic has received the event 3 times.